Ornamental chain



(No Model.)

.0. H. WARE.

ORNAMENTAL CHAIN. N0. 289,874.-

Patented Dec. 11, 1883. 4

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CLEVELAND H. WARE, OF WRENTHAM, ASSIGNOR TO LINCOLN, BACON 8t 00., OFPLAINVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

ORNAMENTAL CHAIN.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 289,874, dated December11, 1.883.

' Application filed J une 29., 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

' plain or ornamented, as desired.

Be it known that I, CLEVELAND H. WARE, of lVrentham, in the county ofNorfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement inOrnamental Chains, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an ornamental chain which is formed oftransversely-arranged tubular links combined with intervening plates ofornamented flat stock, and connected by means of wire hooks, which aremade to enter the open ends of the tubular links; and it consists in theimproved combination of the several parts, as hereinafter fully setforth.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the chain, showing two forms of construction.Fig. 2 is an edge view of the chain when made with its sides dissimilar.Fig. 3 is an edge view of the chain when made alike on both sides. Fig.4 is a section taken in the line 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section takenin the line z 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a plan view of one of theintermediate flat plates. Fig. 7 is a side elevationof one of the hooks.Fig. 8 is a side elevation of one of the fasteningstaples.

In the accompanying drawings, A A A arethe tubular links, which may bemade either B B are the intermediate plates of ornamented sheet metal,provided with the perforations b b b, as shown in Fig. 6. The doublehooks O O, which serve to connect the links A A, are secured to theintermediate flat plates B by means of the staple E, the arms of whichare adapted to pass through the perforations b b, and are closed downover the middle portion of the hooks C G, as shown in the sectionalFigs. 4 and 5, Fig. 4 showing a chain made with but one interveningplate alternating with the tubular links, and adapted for making achainbracelet, in which the ornamental side of the chain is placed atthe outer side of the bracelet; and Fig. 5 shows a chain made with twoparallel intermediate plates alternating with the tubular links, thusmaking the opposite sides of the chain alike, and adapting the chain togeneral purposes of ornamentation, as well as for bracelets, and in thiscase the staple E will pass through the perforations b b in the parallelplates, and the ends of the staple may be folded into the perforation bof the plate B, thus securing a desirable finish to both sides of thechain.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the tubular links A A andthe intermediate plate, B, provided with the perforations b b, with thehooks O C, and fastening-staple E, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the tubular links A A and the intermediate plates,B, provided with the perforations b b and b, with the hooks G O, andfastening-staples -E, substantially as described.

CLEVELAND H. WARE.

WVitnesses:

LABURTON B. WARREN, FRED B. BYRAM.

